Two killed in Tangail road accident

Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Gorai Milgate area under Mirzapur upazila of the district today.

The deceased were identified as bus passenger Farina Begum, 55, wife of late Dulal Hossain of Ramdanga village under Dimla upazila of Nilphamari district, and supervisor of a passenger bus, Mugni, 35, son of Abdul Khalek of Baburhat village of the same district.

The accident occurred in the area when a Dhaka-bound passenger bus of Anita Paribahan from Nilphamari hit an electricity poles-laden standing truck. As a result, the front side of the bus broke and the electricity poles of the truck entered inside the bus, leaving two people dead on the spot around 4:30am and two others injured, sub-inspector (SI) of Mirzapur Gorai Highway Police Station Anisuzzaman said.

Police seized the bus and truck from the spot. After the legal process, the bodies will be handed over to their family members, the SI added. (BSS)